The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-18

of registration of electors for Lake county,
George l.. Fox, who has served as mai
clerk on the Indian River division during
the past winter, has resigned his position III
the railway mail service His connection
with the service dates back as far as Decem
Der, 1874.
The Dixie Gun Club defeated the Pensa-
colas in a clay bird match at Pensacola
| Tuesday by a score of 1872 to 116 Each
member of the team, there being nine, was
| given fifteen singles and ton doubles to try
| his skill on.
AT special meeting of the city council of
Tallahassee, held Monday evening, five acres
| of the city reserve was granted to the j.
L. q e. K. r. Company, for depot, grounds,
etc. 1t is said the company has the money
and intend to build the road.
Mountvale was favored lately by visit
from Rev. Mr.. Beaubien, of the Episcopal
church, now located at Leesburg. Several
acres of land have been given to this church
there, and its members expect to enjoy reg
ular services during next winter.
The three new cottages on Porter avenue
Mountvale are rapidly getting into shape,
and two of them are already engaged for
tho winter. j. II. Harden will begin a
large boarding house, and a store house
also, as soon as he settles on the place.
The idea has been suggested to the Coun-
Gil of Orlando that an ordinance be enacted
specially exempting from municipal taxa
ton any manufacturing enterprise which
may locate there, and that the fact that
such exemption be advertised to the world.
A nice new building, to accommodate the
post Office and a stock Of dry goods, ETC.,
on the first floor, with Apartments for
rent" on the second floor, will soon be
erected by the postmaster of Mountvale, a
lot for the purpose having already been
presented by Mr.. Porter.
A heavy wind swept over Oconee Sunday
last. A number of pine trees were uprooted
and Mr. Miners house was lifted from the
foundation and set down upon the ground.
The fury Of the wind was such as to create
apprehension in the minds of the people for
a time, but no very widespread damage re-
suited.
Martin Windhorst, living near Seffner,
was last week arrested for completely in the
murder of Don Hall On Tuesday Mr.
Windhorst was arragned before County
Judge Harrison for examination, when the
Solicitor requested that the case be dis
missed. 1t seems that the arrest was made
on suspicion, and that no evidence could be
found to support the suspicion.
The Governor has made the following ap-
pointments for Osceola county: w. r..
johnson, County Judge; John NJ. Lee,
Clerk of Court; T. A. Bass, Sheriff; Charles
F. Prevatt, Collector; Robert c. Pastin,
common Schools; Charles A. Carson,
County Treasurer; V. p. Keelan, County
Surveyor; W. j. Bruck, Redding B. Par
ker, e. O. Morgan, H. N. Breton, County
Commissioners.
The Tavares Saw and Planning Mill was
burned week ago, together with about %,
600 feet of lumber. The loss is from $4,000
to SIS, 900, with little or no insurance The
mill was the property of Charles JOY, of Or
lando, who had acquired it from w. r. Gu
lick and c. M. Ortiz who operated it under
the firm name of the Tavares Lumber Com
pany. They purchased the property of Will
liam Ross, of New Hampshire, who had pur-
chased it from Maj. st. Clair-Abrams, who
had owned and operated a mill here
since the founding of the town, over
five years ago On June %, 1882,
it was burned, with the machinery
and lumber, making a total loss of $4,000,
upon which there was no insurance The
old mill was located higher up ON the lake,
its site being marked by the accumulated
sawdust 1t will thus be seen that it has
had an eventful and checkered career The
mill had not been in operation for a month
until last week, and work had been in prog
resS on the day of the fire. The mill was
comparatively new, and a new tubular steel
boiler had been recently added to the ma
chinery. A large number of hands are
thrown out of employment. Several thous-
and feet of lumber were stacked some dis
lance away, and was saved.
Jacksonville NeiCs- Herald. On several
occasions during the past few days, the
writer has taken notice of negro parading
through Bay street with sixteen-shooter,
breach-loading Winchester rife. So fire.
quent have been these meetings, that the
newspaper man wondered what the fellow
meant by going around in this manner
With view to finding out a well-known
man about town was asked if he know any
thing about it. Yes" he replied, that
fellow is known by the name of Gilbert
Armstrong, and he is well-lInown negro
gambler, and the reason, as | have heard
him express it himself, for carrying that
gun is for the express purpose of killing
another negro knight of the green cloth
The circumstances which led up to this
determination of Armstrong;" continued
the reporters informer "are these: About
two weeks ago Armstrong, together with a
number of negroes of the same ilk. went
into Tom Claibornes saloon, a notorious
negro dive in LaVilla, and engaged in a
game of cards, when some dissatisfaction
arose and the game ended in fight and a
general row. Armstrong took position
III the door OF the room, with view of
preventing any one from going out, when a
negro from Palatka drew his pistol and fired
at Armstrong, the ball Just grazing the top
of his skull, passing off without serious in
jury. Armstrong at once created vacancy
in that door, and Immediately went off and
bought the rifle you see him carrying, and |
have heard him say frequently since that it
was his firm intention to kill on sight the
man who shot at him on the occasion men,
tioned.n